Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for December 30, 1996

The show begins with The New World Order outside of the arena. They boast that they are stonger than ever. The Giant says he knows he dropped the ball last night, and that he is still waiting for his World title shot from World War 3. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan tells The Giant that his win at World War 3 is a bye for them, and that it gives them more time to do what they want, and that even though they may have "stutter-stepped a bit," they're still on their way to the top as they still have all the power. Hulk tells The Giant he dropped the ball once, and that he can't drop it again. Ted DiBiase wants the camera turned off so as not to record any more internal dissent within The New World Order.

The Amazing French Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Carl Ouellet) beat Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) after Rougeau dodges Public Enemy's double team attack into the table.

The Ultimate Dragon beats Jushin "Thunder" Liger.

Before the next match, Michael Wallstreet shows up and tells Konnan that Big Bubba can't make it tonight, but that Big Bubba is not afraid of him or the leather strap in his hand and that he'll eventually have the chance to prove it to him. Wallstreet effectively substitutes for Big Bubba in this match.

Konnan steals a victory from Michael Wallstreet in a leather strap match by touching all four corners of the ring despite being choked out with the strap after Wallstreet pushes Konnan into the fourth corner. After the match, Wallstreet thinks he has won, but finds out he has not.

"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up with Eric Bischoff. They both boast about Hogan "beating" "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and insist that Hogan won last night at Starrcade. Hogan says that he lost a lot of respect for Piper just for showing up for one night, taking a beating and leaving. Eric Bischoff considers having a moment of silence for Piper, but then doesn't. Hogan then poses for the crowd. Tony Schiavone and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko know Bischoff and Hogan are lying.

Hugh Morrus beats Kensuki Sasaki by disqualification after Sonny Onoo hits Morrus with the pole of his Japanese flag to absolutely no effect. During the match, Eric Bischoff shows up on commentary with a black clamshell VHS case in his hand (which contains the footage of Hogan vs. Piper at Starrcade), telling Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko that he's got the master tape and that they're not proving anything, and that possession is nine-tenths of the law. Schiavone find out that they do have stills from the match between "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at Starrcade, and show them after the match.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Dean Malenko vs. Eddie Guerrero for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship! Masahiro Chono! "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson! Lex Luger! "Lord" Steven Regal vs. Ice Train!

Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) despite Col. Robert Parker and Jacques Rougeau throws black powder in Stevie Ray's face.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He tells Okerlund not to worry about what he is going to do about The New World Order, and says he's going to fix things and move on. Page says he's a bit stubborn, and that sometimes he doesn't get it right away. He says the nWo is too strong, and he knows what he has to do and what's going to happen. Page then refuses to elaborate further.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour. It is soon announced that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper is in the building tonight.

The encore of Starrcade will be on pay-per-view on January 2, 1997 at 5 PM Eastern, 4 PM Central.

Before the next match, Disco Inferno says he has perfected his leg hold for the last two weeks, and tells him to leave the ring and let him dance before he embarasses him. Glacier puts him in a wrist lock instead, and makes Disco mad.

Glacier beats Disco Inferno.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Chris Jericho. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Debra McMichael, Benoit, Woman and Steve "Mongo" McMichael. Debra says she was just talking about him, but Woman tells her and Mongo to shut their mouth as they don't have a vote here as they haven't been in the Four Horsemen long enough. As Flair tries to break it up between Benoit and Mongo, Jeff Jarrett shows up and brings up "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's attack on him at Starrcade. When Woman asks where Anderson is, Flair says he's at the Hyatt with a Miller Lite in his hand that is so cold it would freeze the hand off an Eskimo. Benoit tells Jarrett that he proved himself, and that he can be anything but a Horseman. Debra says Woman is angry because of recent weight gain and says Mongo should be glad she got between him and Benoit. Flair says that the Horsemen are going to do what they do best: staying all night and staying a little longer.

Lee Marshall calls from Monroe, Louisiana - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.

Octagoncito and Mascarita Sagrada beat Jerito Estrada and Piratita Morgan after Mascarita Sagrada rolls up Estrada.

Dean Malenko and Rey Mysterio Jr. wrestle to a ten-minute time limit draw.

Lex Luger beats Greg "The Hammer" Valentine with the Torture Rack.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper shows up. He says he has heard "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff have insisted Hogan have won, and Piper says that this proves that there is indeed life on Mars as he had Hogan in a sleeper the last time he checked. He is glad history reads that he is the icon, and he is proud that he have been "the Braveheart" of professional wrestling. He says that this is his last fight, and jokes that he's getting too old for this. As he says that he is glad to have his match at Starrcade, Bischoff and Hogan show up. Hogan says it's not going down that way, but Piper says history is history. Hogan tells Piper he is a lucky, lucky person, and the only reason that he didn't end his rivalry with Piper for good is that Piper's son told him to take it easy on him. Piper tells Hogan that they can fight right now, and as that is about to happen, Piper is attacked from behind by the rest of the New World Order. Syxx and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) join in first, followed by The Giant and Scott "Flash" Norton. Hogan brings a steel chair into the ring and smashes it into Piper's leg. Hogan then commands The Giant to choke slam Piper, but Piper refuses. At this point, Nick Patrick shows up in black denim jeans and a New World Order shirt, and Marcus Bagwell and "Sting" can also be seen. Hogan tells The Giant that he dropped the ball again as Piper is put on a stretcher. Hogan tells him that last night was strike one, and not choke slamming Piper was strike two. He then slaps The Giant, saying "three strikes!" The Giant then grabs Hogan by the throat, and The Giant tells everyone to clear the ring as he tells Hogan to give him his World title shot. Hogan says he's sorry and tells The Giant he's got his title shot as he begs for forgiveness, then Hogan sics the rest of the New World Order on Giant. The numbers game eventually works against The Giant, and Hogan smacks The Giant in the back with the World Heavyweight Championship before everyone else in the nWo stomps on The Giant and rips his nWo shirt into pieces. Hogan speaks into the camera, saying he warned The Giant about messing with him before hitting The Giant with the World Heavyweight Championship again. He tells The Giant that the World title is his. The last thing we see is Piper being transported to the hospital in an ambulance.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 23, 1996

We see an ad The New World Order put in today's issue of USA Today, where the Nitro has "nWo" pasted over the WCW logo and the message "When WCW's away, the nWo will play!" next to it.

We see footage from earlier today where fans tear up New World Order flyers in protest of The New World Order's attempt at taking WCW over.

Mike Tenay guests on commentary for the next match.

The Taskmaster and Konnan beat Brad Armstrong and Juventud Guerrera, with Konnan doing all the work and Taskmaster getting the pinfall. The Taskmaster and Big Bubba beat up Konnan after the match, but it is soon revealed that this is a gang-style initiation into The Dungeon of Doom for Konnan. At the end of the match, the nWo street team shows up in the audience carrying nWo signs again.

Mike Tenay interviews "Macho Man" Randy Savage backstage. Savage tells "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan that nothing he does will change the fact that he will take him down at Halloween Havoc. He says he was booked for Japan, too, but he got out of the tour to Japan to be at Nitro as it is not set in stone if Hogan will beat him up or if he will take down everyone in The New World Order tonight. He plans to wipe Hogan out at Halloween Havoc.

Chris Jericho reverses a power slam to beat Mike Enos.

Glacier quickly beats Pat Tanaka after taking all the fight out of Tanaka in an instant with a spinning roundhouse kick.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Brad Armstrong vs. Dean Malenko! Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) vs High Voltage (Rage and Khaos)! "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Big Bubba!

Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Silver Medalist Matt Ghaffari of the United States is seen in the audience.

The New World Order ("Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, "Sting," Syxx, The Giant, Ted DiBiase) is seen outside of the arena.

In a surprise twist, Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) with a small package turned onto its side to win the WCW World Tag Team Championships, much to the chagrin of both Col. Robert Parker and Sister Sherri.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine ends when Savage hits Valentine with a steel chair and tosses the referee out of the ring just before The New World show up and attack Savage. Miss Elizabeth shows up from backstage, but runs back to the back. The Giant then introduces "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, who then attacks Savage himself before Kevin Nash mockingly whips Savage with a Slim Jim thrown into the ring. Hogan says he's used to Hollywood, but says the lights beaming off Savage's bald head are too much to bear and spray paints Savage's head black. Scott Hall and Kevin Nash run to the broadcast table and chase off Mike Tenay and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan before telling Eric Bischoff to do his job. The rest of The New World Order minus "Sting" and Hogan join in, and Scott Hall then introduces Ted DiBiase's head of security, Vincent - the man formerly known as Virgil in the World Wrestling Federation. Bischoff tries to get out of the booth, but The New World Order won't let him as they take over on commentary. It is announced during the match that Super Calo has dislocated his shoulder in a match that took place before the show and is headed to the hospital.

A new announcement for the New World Order shirt - paid for by The New World Order - is shown.

Scott Hall says The New World Order has taken over everything they've come across and says that they could take over the NBA, NFL or NASCAR if they could. A New World Order racing car shows up, and the driver is announced to be none other than Kyle Petty.

The Giant takes over as ring announcer for the rest of the show as well as the next match - Jim Powers vs. Michael Wallstreet - which doesn't happen with Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Syxx decide to get a closer look at the match. By "get a closer look," they obviously mean beat up Jim Powers. Referee Randy Anderson decides he wants no part of this, and leaves the ring while referee Nick Patrick - who does referee duties for the rest of the show - takes his place. :Hollywood" Hulk Hogan tags the backstage area as The Giant hits Jim Powers with a choke slam. As The Giant ends up "the winner of the match," Hogan meets up with The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) and tells them he wants to "talk business" with them and ask them to head to his hotel suite, even going so far as to hand them the room key and ask them to wait for him there as well as take the World Heavyweight Championship to the suite with them.

Before the next match, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash get Ron Studd's attention before his match against "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, but instead of potential membership, he gets beat up by Hogan and Nash. Syxx ends up being "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan's opponent instead.

Syxx beats "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan after The Giant hits a choke slam on Duggan outside of the ring while referee Nick Patrick is tending to Syxx. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, when asked what The New World Order wants, Hogan simply says "We want it all."

On the October issue of WCW Magazine: Randy Savage speaks out about "Hollywood' Hulk Hogan! The inside story on The New World Order, The Four Horsemen and The Dungeon of Doom! An exclusive interview with Glacier!

"Sting" (called "nWo Sting" on the broadcast) beats Beau LeDoux with the Scorpion Deathlock...and refuses to let go of the hold for some time. Hollywood Hogan says he will beat "Macho Man" Randy Savage up really bad at Halloween Havoc as he sneezes and tears up a Macho Man bandanna.

Before the next match - High Voltage (Ronnie Rage and Kenny Khaos) vs. The Amazing French Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Carl Ouellet) - can begin, The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) show up and take The Amazing French Canadians' place.

The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) beat High Voltage (Ronnie Rage and Kenny Khaos) in what Ted DiBiase deems "the first match of the nWo tag team title tournament."

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for July 29, 1996

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats Mike Enos. During the match, it is noticed that there are four empty chairs in the front row opposite the hard camera, and it is assumed that they are meant for the New World Order (Hall, Nash, Hulk Hogan). "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Duggan after the match, and says Hulk Hogan turned his back on everyone and everything, including himself, and wants to know why he turned his back on it all. He admits Hogan is a great technical wrestler, but he doesn't want to wrestle him. Instead, he wants to beat him up.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair! The Giant vs. Brian Knobbs! "The Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage!

During the next match, Jimmy Hart runs to a cameraman, telling him to head to the back because The Outsiders (Hall and Nash) are in the back. When we finally see the backstage camera footage, we see Hall and Nash attack "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) and Rey Mysterio Jr. All six men in the current match - "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Sting, Lex Luger, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael - leave the ring and rush straight to the back. Savage jumps onto the roof of Hall and Nash's limousine in an attempt to get to them. Wrestlers and medical staff alike check on all those hurt. Rey Mysterio Jr. tells his Cruiserweight Division contemporaries that there were four men involved and not three, and Woman finds out that The Enforcer was attacked with a baseball bat. Rey Mysterio Jr.'s mask is removed after he is placed on a stretcher, and Rey puts his hands over his face as he is placed in the ambulance. Everyone else is placed on a stretcher. Meng nearly picks a fight with Chris Benoit, but Jimmy Hart defuses the situation. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan refuses to do the broadcast unless he can be guaranteed he cannot be hurt due to his previous neck surgery and nerve ending damage. Eric Bischoff tells Heenan to do what he feels is right, as he refuses to argue with him on this point, and Heenan leaves. Tony Schiavone and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko stay with Bischoff for the commentary for the second hour. The American Males are supposed to be out for the next match, but due to The Outsiders, they are incapacitated. The crowd chants "boring" briefly, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is placed in an ambulance. Ric Flair and Woman tag along with Anderson. Bagwell is placed in the same ambulance as Anderson, and Sting tags along with him.

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat High Voltage (Robbie Rage and Kenny Kaos), who substitute for The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs). Before and during the match, Rick is seen watching his own back and is shaken by what happened backstage, paying attention to the outside of the ring in case of a sneak attack.

Eddie Guerrero beats Big Bubba, who replaces Rey Mysterio Jr. in what was supposed to be a match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship when Jimmy Hart tossing his microphone to Big Bubba to use as a weapon backfires.

We see an announcement from The New World Order (Hulk Hogan, Hall, Nash). They say that the New World Order is invitation-only, and that there's no stopping their takeover of World Championship Wrestling. If anyone has any problems with them, they can fight them, but they are going down. As for who's the next to join the New World Order, there's no telling. They also say that WCW guys like Sting and Lex Luger are soft from living in "Billionaire Ted's country club" while they have had to fight, scratch and claw for everything they've got, and now they want WCW. Hulk Hogan then reminds everyone that he's facing The Giant for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on August 10th, and that he finds it ironic that the WCW would be so weak to beg and plead to The Giant that he's their only chance of survival. At Hog Wild, The Outsiders become the insiders. Hall then says he and Nash will take care of a little grudge match, and tells Sting and Lex Luger to bring it at Hog Wild. Hulk then says that The Giant will crumble and fall at his feet while Hall and Nash crush the top guys in WCW.

It is announced that Eric Bischoff has left the commentary table for the remainder of the hour, having taken off for the hospital to check on those injured by The Outsiders (Hall and Nash).

The Giant retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant, who mocks Hogan to explain how he conned a nation. He says he got everyone to believe him, but he didn't believe himself, and he started the New World Order because he couldn't be the big fish in WCW. As he defended the title with honor, Hulk was out making movies. He says if WCW doesn't hang together, we will all hang separately, and he tells Hogan he has a chokeslam noose that will fight around his neck. Jimmy Hart promises that The Giant will take him out at Hog Wild.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for July 1, 1996

Before the show begins, Diamond Dallas Page shows up and says that the Lord of the Rings ring has been stolen, and that he wants the arena closed and everyone strip searched until the ring is found.

The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) are seen in the VIP section along with Debra McMichael, Woman and Miss Elizabeth during the next match. Also, Col. Robert Parker shows up at ringside in Harlem Heat's corner during the match.

Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) after Col. Robert Parker hits Rick Steiner off the top rope with his cane to stop a double team attempt.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) along with Debra McMichael, Woman and Miss Elizabeth in the VIP lounge. We learn that The Four Horsemen will be taking on Joe Gomez, The Renegade and The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson). Debra says that Mongo is one of the best athletes ever to compete, and hopes that he makes more money in WCW than he ever did in the NFL. Miss Elizabeth says there's plenty of money to go around, and Woman asks Miss Elizabeth to hire a full-time driver. Anderson says what while we may not see the Supreme Court in the VIP lounge, they still run the wrestling world, and for the first time since the mid-1980s, they're at full strength. Benoit calls himself "silent but violent." Mongo says he's happy to be a Horseman, and says that "money makes the monkey dance." Flair, upon hearing that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is in the building and restrained before his match, mocks Savage. and asks him what he's going to do now.

Before the next match, Disco Inferno says he knows everyone wants to see him dance, and asks the crowd if they want to see him dance. As he is about to dance, however, Kurasawa shows up.

Disco Inferno beats Kurasawa after Disco's music plays, a guy in an Elvis Presley jumpsuit shows up and dance, and the disco ball drops down so he can smack a distracted Kurasawa in the back with it while the referee is distracted by the guy in the jumpsuit.

In a pre-recorded message, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan tells Diamond Dallas Page to stop worrying about his Lord of the Ring ring (as the only things he carries are a 2x4 and a roll of tape) and to start worrying about him.

Diamond Dallas Page shakes down a few members of WCW crew before the next match.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Scotty Riggs. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Page, and Page dares "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan to tape up his body at Bash At The Beach as he will lay him out with a Diamond Cutter. He also shakes down Okerlund to look for his Lord of the Ring ring, but doesn't find it.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage wrecks the VIP lounge before the next match.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, then pyro signals the start of the second hour - which brings the return of a recovered Eric Bischoff to commentary.

Eric Bischoff says he's glad to be back, and thanks the WCW fans for their letters and support. He then tells Diesel (whom he calls "Nash") that he didn't impress anybody and that Sting, Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage aren't afraid of him. He tells Diesel that he didn't scare anybody, and he can't wait for him to receive his comeuppance on Sunday night. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan notices Diesel and Razor Ramon showing up with popcorn and soda from the concession stand, and when told to leave, they reveal that they have bought tickets for the show and are left alone.

The Giant retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against John Tenta after Tenta fights off both Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster. After the match, Big Bubba, who shows up just before the ned of the match, shaves half of Tenta's facial hair off. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart, The Taskmaster, The Giant and Big Bubba. Hart says that this is just an example of what will happen to "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson at Bash at the Beach. Big Bubba mocks Tenta, and challenges him to a sock on a pole match, and whoever gets the sock full of nickels will be the first to use it. The Giant tells Tenta that leaving The Dungeon of Doom was his first mistake, and he made him pay for that mistake. He also says that The Four Horsemen are jealous, and that all four of them will leave Bash at the Beach in pieces. The Taskmaster tells Benoit and ANderson that he remembers what happened to him in Baltimore when they fought all over the building, then The Giant tells Benoit that the fire burning in The Taskmaster's soul is something he can't stand the heat of as all four men leave while John Tenta gets back on his feet and heads towards the back.

This Saturday on Saturday Night: The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) vs. The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)! Diamond Dallas Page! Chris Benoit vs. Cobra! Sting, Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage in six-man tag action!

We see a video package of Rey Mysterio Jr. The video package is cut short when Diesel and Razor Ramon get a hold of a mike and make fun of Eric Bischoff. Security quickly move into place as Razor Ramon and Diesel are escorted away, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage tries to get a piece of both men. Diamond Dallas, Big Bubba, The Taskmaster, Rick Steiner and Jimmy Hart also show up for the proceedings. Diesel and Razor are escorted out of the building, and after a minute or two, Savage tries to go after them only to be stopped by security.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan...who has just found Diamond Dallas Page's ring in the men's room and will bring it back to DDP if he wants it. DDP shows up and calls Hacksaw a thief, and accuses him of stealing his ring. Hacksaw hands him his ring back, then punches him in the face after he picks it back up.

The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) beat Joe Gomez, The Renegade and The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Roberts Gibson) after McMichael tosses the metal briefcase into The Renegade's leg as The Renegade is on the top rope, allowing Ric Flair to make The Reneage tap out to the Figure Four Leg Lock. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Horsemen, and Mongo says that they are his team and that he will do whatever it takes for them to win at any level. Benoit tells The Taskmaster that the voice of experience hasn't spoken to him loud enough, and tells The Giant that the gold is coming back where it belongs. Anderson says that The Horsemen to start taking a body count as they are back in full force and ready to reap the windfall. Flair tells Konnan that he will be the United States champ one more time, and tells The Taskmaster and The Giant they're going to get what's there. Debra McMichaels and Miss Elizabeth don't plan on missing what happens at Bash at the Beach for the world.

The show ends with policemen having to keep Diesel and Razor Ramon out of the building again.

American Wrestling Experience - AWF Warriors of Wrestling recap for April 8, 1995

Sgt. Slaughter says Americans have their freedom of choice, and your choice for professional wrestling should be the American Wrestling Federation.

"Gentleman" Chris Adams beats Greg "The Hammer" Valentine by decision to continue to the semi-finals of the AWF Heavyweight Championship Tournament. During the match, Sheik Adnan Alkahassie speaks for Mr. Hughes in the Warriors Corners, and says Mr. Hughes will fulfill his promise to Tito Santana. Mr. Hughes tells Santana he will go down for the last time to the Sidewalk Slam.

"Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. beats Koko B. Ware in the first round with a three-quarters nelson pin to continue to the semi-finals of the AWF Heavyweight Championship Tournament, where he will face "Gentleman" Chris Adams.

"Luscious" Tommy Rich beats Sgt. Slaughter by disqualification in the second round to continue to the semi-finals of the AWF Heavyweight Championship Tournament. During the match, Tito Santana shows up in the Warriors Corner, and says he has a big obstacle in the form of Mr. Hughes to overcome. He has the fans on his side, and that the better man will be decided soon. During the second round, Tommy Rich pushes Sgt. Slaughter into referee Billy Silverman, knocking the referee down. Rico Suave gets involved and holds Sgt. Slaughter from behind, but Rich accidentally hits Suave instead. Rich jumps over the top rope to escape Slaughter, and Silverman calls for the bell when he comes to, believing Sgt. Slaughter had tosses Rich over the top rope.

Tito Santana beats Mr. Hughes by disqualification to continue to the semi-finals of the AWF Heavyweight Championship Tournament, where he will face "Luscious" Tommy Rich. During the match, "Gentleman" Chris Adams is in the Warriors Corner. He says that he knew the AWF was going to be tough, but not this tough. He says that he and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine wrestled to a draw, but the round system beat Valentine. Next week, the same thing will happen to "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Jr. Shortly after this, Tito Santana accidentally hits referee Jesse Hernandez when Mr. Hughes pushes him into Santana's path. Valentine ends up putting Hughes in a sleeper, and the referee comes to and confronts Santana. Santana explains what happened, and the referee rules in favor of Santana.

Sgt. Slaughter says you've made the right choice with the American Wrestling Federation, and until next week...you're dismissed.

American Wrestling Experience - AWF Warriors of Wrestling recap for April 1, 1995

Sgt. Slaughter says Americans have their freedom of choice, and your choice for professional wrestling should be the American Wrestling Federation.

Tony Atlas beats Ron Powers by pinfall in the second round. During the match, Sgt. Slaughter is in the Warriors' Corner. Next week, he, Rico Suave and "Luscious" Tommy Rich will find out who the better man is between him and Rich, and that Rich will learn why his elbow is called the Slaughter Cannon, his wrists the Cobra Clutch and his name is Sgt. Slaughter.

Ken Resnick interviews Tito Santana says he's feeling a little bruised on the outside, and real bruised on the inside after Hercules and Sheik Adnan Alkahassie's attempts to take him out of the AWF Heavyweight Championship tournament last week, and says they did not get the job done. As for Mr. Hughes, he will not get the job done, either. Santana does not like Sheik Adnan Alkahassie, and if the Sheik gets involved in his match with Mr. Hughes, he'll have something left for him. He says the AWF Heavyweight Championship means everything to him, and nothing to Alkahassie or to Mr. Hughes.

Michael P.S. Hayes beats Bobby Bradley by pinfall in the first round.

"Gentleman" Chris Adams beats The Warlord by pinfall in the second round when Warlord inadvertently kept both of his shoulders on the mat after a belly-to-back suplex pin and Adams gets one of his shoulders up before the three count. During the match, "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. is in the Warriors' Corner, and says that while Johnny Gunn is viewed as the dark horse in the AWF Heavyweight Championship tournament, he will ride Johnny Gunn into the dirt just like he has with other dark horses.

Ken Resnick interviews "Gentleman" Chris Adams, who says he was trying to wear down The Warlord, who he admits is a big man and tough to beat. He says he won the match because he feels the fans are 100% behind him, which makes him feel strong. As for the winner between Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Jimmy Powers, he plans to scout the match and says he has his money on Powers.

"Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. beats Johnny Gunn by pinfall at the last second in the first round to continue on to the quarter-finals of the AWF Heavyweight Championship tournament, after referee Billy Silverman consults with referee Jesse Hernandez. During the match, Terry Taylor does his best impersonation of "Macho Man' Randy Savage, then Mr. Hughes appears in the Warriors' Corner, talking about how Hurricane Smith and Jimmy Snuka both went down to the Sidewalk Slam, and how Tito Santana will also go down with the Sidewalk Slam and go down for the last time next week.

Ken Resnick interviews "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Sir Oliver Humperdink. Humperdink says Johnny Gunn has found out what it means to step in the ring with Orton, and next week, Koko B. Ware will also go down. Orton says predictions come true when you have to ability to back it up, and he has that ability. He knows that Koko B. Ware has worked hard to get where he is, but it stops next week as he will be in the ring with a man with desire to win the championship and that he will not get in his way.

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine beats Jimmy Powers with a small package out of a Figure Four Leg Lock in the second round to continue on to the quarter-finals of the AWF Heavyweight Championship tournament. During the match, commentator Terry Taylor does his best impersonation of Hulk Hogan and tries to get closer to Rico Suave's secretary with the laptop computer at ringside.

Sgt. Slaughter says you've made the right choice with the American Wrestling Federation, and until next week...you're dismissed.